The Constitutional Court has given Parliament two years to amend sections of the Tax Administration Act and the PAIA saying the law should allow for tax records to be accessed in limited circumstances and in the public interest.
[FILE IMAGE] A sign post is seen at the South African Revenue Services.
The Constitutional Court has given Parliament two years to amend sections of the Tax Administration Act and the Promotion of Access to Information Act saying the law should allow for tax records to be accessed in limited circumstances and in the public interest. The country’s Apex court has reaffirmed the High Court in Pretoria’s 2021 ruling on the invalidity of certain sections of the Act.
This follows the legal challenge by Arena Holdings against South Africa Revenue Service for rejecting the application toThe challenge followed corruption allegations stemming from author,Justice Jody Kollapen read out the majority judgment. “The declarations of invalidity referred to in paragraphs one and two above are suspended for a period of 24 months from the date of this order to enable parliament to address the constitutional invalidity found to exist.
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